hilma comes to the mission marco results will be sort of the sochi olympics. location and with results michael there really pulls its own look at libya it told the truth citrusy told mckown. the libyan government says the coalition's airstrikes on the country have claimed more civilian lives as protests happening forces target a rebel held city in the west. with the flow by the way not of no clark zone it's also in the drive zone in norwalk so. about the haze in agenda behind the military intervention in libya a major conflicting statements from british officials on target saying colonel gadhafi. the other news radiation levels around have to consume a nuclear plant are reported to be over one and a half thousand times higher than normal fears of food and water time and nation in

the area rolling. and it's a good week for south stream a major german companies buying a stake in the russian but a pipeline project while there's a push in is in slovenia trying to clear a path for its construction more in business in twenty minutes. it's five pm here in moscow this is r t coming to you live straight to our top story and international coalition forces have conducted air strikes on libya for a third night the country's government says there have been more civilian deaths and u.s. fighter jet crashed there although american officials say it was not sunk down troops loyal to the libyan leader colonel gadhafi are attacking rebel strongholds in the west of the country artie's paulson here has more. well in the latest coalition is strikes in libya. in naval bases and she libyan airports were hit

we're hearing from the government spokesperson for him here in tripoli there are a number of people were killed in what he says was a civilian airport in the city of sirte and certainly state television here has been reporting nonstop that many people have been killed many people have been injured in these latest a strikes rebel leaders in the east of the country have been meeting with members of representatives of the united nations in the city of to brooke and there are discussing humanitarian concerns and the latest humanitarian efforts there was a cease fire and nancy meant by the government on sunday that this seemingly continues to be ignored on the ground as intensive fighting continues for the moment you can free cities in the city of zion town in the race where we're being told the government troops continue to bombard the town in the city of misrata for the fourth consecutive day government troops have surrounded the town and they are stopping the supply of all water fuel and electricity to residents inside and then in the city of baghdad bureau which is the next and largest city after the rebel

stronghold city of benghazi where we've been told that government troops continue to ambush that is intensifying and the latest word we have is several fighters are advancing from benghazi. to try and help their comrades and fellow fighters there now overnight here in the capital city of tripoli there were major explosions most of them came from meat south of the city there was a lot of smoke in the skies that is where the compound of gadhafi is situated it has already been hit before a three story building near the controls the command and control center for his operations was we were told were greedy destroyed but certainly here for several hours throughout the night monday it was anti aircraft fire canada is the latest to say in full flight or jets we understand that they have flown over libya but they haven't actually as of yet participated in any operations they've also seems to refueling tanks here qatar has since six ita jets they have landed in crete the british tie for. find shows have also participated in the first ever combat mission

that took place on monday i'm being told that we will be a not a meeting of the united nations security council that will be held this coming thursday to discuss these latest developments and the latest operations on the ground what is also seeming alarm bells is that we are hearing from rebel leaders that as they advance to try and recapture some of the towns and some of the cities that they've lost their queen the international community to more air cover so people are just time told to see just how long is the international community particularly to provide this in cover and what will be the continuous climb of civilians more people on the ground becoming increasingly alarmed that innocent people are going to be killed. well to stay right up close to the action in libya check out our twitter page argues paula slayer or just her reporting from the capital describes the empty streets in tripoli as the city bracing itself for another night of airstrikes and also find a link quality infant update on the situation in libya be on top of the story and

find out the hard to underscore calm in the. now moscow is standing firm over the crisis in libya saying the no fly zone over the country should be used only to protect civilians and bring peace president richard stance has been backed by russia's defense minister who has met with pentagon chief argues company knows our advice following the meeting and try to fly from central moscow couldn't tell us more about these latest statements coming from both the u.s. and russian defense heads. will the u.s. second secretary of defense robert gates met with his russian counterpart in moscow today and it is of course the second day of his visit to russia he spent yesterday in some piers byrd and during the discussion the two men talked about all things relevant to the relationship between moscow and washington and those of course including the start treaty and all the work being done there the collaboration between russia and the coalition forces led of course by the united states in

afghanistan the two men of course could not avoid the subject of libya russia once again reiterating his position that the u.n. resolution one thousand nine hundred eighty three was basically enforced in order to ensure a no fly zone that would in fact it in turn guarantee civilians on the ground in libya some sort of security and safety that has not been the case so far according to russian politicians and russian officials and u.s. secretary of defense robert gates seemed to agree with that statement saying that the military. incursion into libya and the military presence in libya will have to be significantly. decrease and the libyans and only libyans have the power and the right to decide the fate of their own country but once again attempted to reassure russian officials that the coalition presence in libya is necessary of course in the context in the context of u.n.

resolution one thousand and seventy three in order to guarantee civilians some sort of security and stability on the ground however civilian casualties have been rising many russian officials very unhappy with that fact russian president that he didn't actually took the problem even further the conflict in libya according to him has not only affected that country but also the north african region and also could in fact in danger of the peace process negotiations that can store in the middle east that of course the said during a meeting between the russian president leader of the palestinian national authority mahmoud abbas which also took place here in moscow so russian officials once again voicing their concern about the presence of coalition forces in libya not only in regards to that country what and regards to the consequences that the military invasion into libya could pose not only for libya itself but for the now north africa region and now even for the middle east what are you afraid of are of

the following russ' the sosman of the situation in libya live from moscow thanks for that of course different reaction from around the world in britain there appears to be inconsistency about the aims the coalition is pursuing in libya prime minister cameron says that regime change is not on the table but you cared to friends and foreign secretaries have said that there is a possibility that troops crit target colonel gadhafi argues or emmet has the latest from london. actually gets himself out of the person could be a target for for this action defense secretary william fox said that he could be a legitimate target and foreign secretary william hague left that possibility wide open in an interview that he's done over the last day and now of course this is. what the u.n. security council resolution says it permits the use of the no fly zone to protect civilians against to get out resources and the government in front of it seems and

also behind the scenes is arguing that it. could be construed as the threats to the civilian population and therefore it would be illegal and within the terms of the u.n. security council resolution to endeavor to target him on the other side we've got the army and the chief of the defense staff who when asked if he thought it was permitted under the terms of the resolution to target the personally he unequivocally says absolutely not and said he didn't want to discuss it any further now we are seeing in this international division as well senior people in washington also say that direct strikes against the would not be permitted under the terms of the security council resolution now why is this so important well of course it belies confusion within the ranks as far as this no fly zone and this military intervention is concerned it shows a lack of planning why weren't these questions discussed before they went in were they in fact and the u.n.

security council ruled them out but now the resolution is those conservative playing with words a bit of interpretation it also raises the specter of those dreaded words regime change which brings up shades of iraq with not very many people in this country the general feeling would be that we that this country would not tolerate another iraq like situation. now india has flat out refused to support the invasion of the go by the new coalition saying not enough time was devoted to a peaceful resolution and certain cultures jump the gun to ensure advances advances stages i should say regime change our senior correspondent previously there is in india you can watch her reports on our website r.t. dot com. india has come out and said that it strongly disapproves of the airstrikes that are going on in a libya be able leave the main reason that the united states is interested in libya is for oil and they said that to support any sort of sanctions you are sponsored sanctions or airstrikes would essentially be promoting imperialism and they don't

want to have anything to do with that and you can find continuing coverage of the christ and move beyond our website r t. well as the allied bombing of libya enters day three americans getting involved in another long term war will ruin its economy that's the opinion of well chairman of the u.s. . institute think tank. they want to divide and conquer just like the romans so they b.s. this is this is not by the way not a no fly zone it's also a no drive zone or no walk so thereby they needed leave they didn't keep them is bad as it would be to intervene to keep airplanes from flying immediately or attacking people on the ground. or. killing a lot or a lot of a lot of people going to blood pooling. we don't know whose blood it is but i believe it's a good thing that the writer who look at this is not a good thing but we have another war going on and i must say from the standpoint of

america concerned with the fact that our government is broke that the dollar is going down the drain the government is putting the whole country in the most horrific financial circumstances here there is starting yet another war to spend who knows how many billions of dollars makes the military industrial complex very happy but i must say among us taxpayers we don't like it so these rebels are being led by former officials of the lid off the regime these are not a bunch of libertarians so i think yes as they struggle for power and as one group will want the us helping them be the regional players whether it's the people in egypt or sudan or some of the other countries in the area that may don't want another us occupation right in their backyard so yeah i think there could be much more of an open sort of war. well as the us is planning to hand over its leading role in the operation in libya and the question now is who will pick up the whole

gardiner from the american university in paris as nato will not be able to because of internal designs. they are it really is that the two major allies of nato germany and sure if you have been the most consistent critics of the post they were the best allies during the cold war and become the most reluctant to engage in military actions and after the cold war so you have you see that miracle but you also see that in the in the turkish opposition to any kind of the military participated with it in nato context i think that. nato should probably stay in the background but it will not be a nato operation. but you can always catch up with the very latest on the libyan crisis on line any time you want but i'm sure you've seen from that a video footage of very latest developments plus joint i'll likely debate on the fashion the fifty on our facebook page and have your say.

radiation levels in some areas around the pants fukushima nuclear plant are one thousand six hundred times higher than normal so says the international atomic energy agency but it comes as engineers resumed the struggle to cool down reactors after small stalls repair work south of syllabi artie's a gravel road following of that. engineers have been able to resume their efforts to connect power to older reactors at the fukushima nuclear power plant yesterday these efforts had to be stopped after smoke started billowing out of two of the reactors as soon as the power is reconnected several more those will have to be taken but eventually the engineers are hoping that the water cooling systems will be able to be activated otherwise the focus has shifted on to the impact of the

radiation which has already been released the thirty's are saying that in some of there is around the plant the radiation levels are one thousand six hundred times higher than the this should be normally villages in nearby settlements have been told not to drink that water because it contains possible radioactive elements instead they're being given bottled water there's also suspicion that some of the marine life around the plant on the coast as being a poisoned as well and up may post some sort of risk to the fishery you also had scarce over the weekend and afterwards i would cultural projects from that area may be contaminated as well now the thirty's are saying that the levels are safe but of course there's still a level of anxiety among the japanese people and even people further abroad as to the possible risks of radiation of course there is still the impact of the earthquake and the tsunami which has recently struck japan the police are saying that nine thousand people have been confirmed is there more than twelve thousand businesses three hundred thousand or more than that remain homeless and of course

the number of the confirmed dead is likely to grow over the next few weeks. the nuclear crisis in japan and the years that a newer tomic tast could devastate the country across the only nations ever feel the force of a nuclear weapon japan still remembers the horror of the event sixty five years our parties are bennett reports from nagasaki. at least man has borne the scars of nuclear disaster for most of his life as a resident of nag a sucky you sherry i'm a wacky has had liver and kidney problems since he was thirty five and he's already beaten cancer twice every time he falls ill now he feels it could be his last battle you sure are watches events unfold at fukushima fearing the true nature of the disaster is yet to show itself that you have and that the result of that contamination won't just end all after the event will be handed down from generation to generation and i have four daughters the first to have leukemia

another has breast cancer the results of a disaster will be shown in generations to come. you should know was just eleven when the bomb was dropped he survived the blast and was exposed to lethal levels of radiation on these two trips to the hypocenter first to find his father then to bury him despite everything he's pro nuclear power but still thinks fleeing from fukushima is the wise thing to doing so then. i don't think the public all the governments are overreacting in this situation i think people must take all precautionary measures they can to avoid the worst rest of the nygard psyche the stands today had to be built from scratch eleven square kilometers were reduced to dust the cloud of its tragic past still hangs over the city its residents though know what it means to suffer and are willing to help those in need members of the

international volunteer organization the lion's club here collecting for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami everyone's desperate to give with donations already ten times higher than normal. we have a custom something happens in our nation we call evolution and would help each other especially the people in the recycling we're very sensitive to. so we are very worried about what happened and we want to help in. every way it sounded like a sack it is a morial the seventy five thousand died when the atomic bomb was dropped here this one mark that exact moment now the city will forever serve as a reminder of the destructive potential of nuclear power and those here are now praying that focus fema well remembered in the same way and i guess psyches transformation has been remarkable ground zero is unrecognizable the city would

escape any radiation from a meltdown at fukushima but there is a nuclear plant close by and the incident has left residents living in fear. but you know people. are very sensitive to the incident. we've never experienced such a devastating nuclear arsenal before and i think everyone is in a free and it's going to happen again i wasn't afraid of nuclear accidents before but now because you can see it's not under control. it's a more real represents the wall to crave by so many after the explosion the base and tranquility a far cry from the destruction wrought by the tsunami that has done its damage and its place reminds us the ripples from a radioactive disaster extends for generations are going it's. something but today max kaiser and stacey herbert discuss how much human lives are worth some major corporations. are the remaining japanese population going to skyrocket in

value because of this theory that the more worse you screw up in our economy the higher prices go maxwell speaking of extinction in relation to the japanese nuclear disaster documentation is emerging from nine hundred seventy two when this plant and this reactor was designed that the three nuclear scientists working on it resigned because it was so i'm safe this reactor built by g.e. the u.s. government or the department of energy was also aware of this but they decided not to do anything because it would essentially make the nuclear industry extinct reckless their reckless and there they are they fall the masters of blind the profiteering and human life is worth nothing. belgium is heading for a political record as the country's been in deathlok over forming

a new government for almost a year now french and dutch speaking parties have been in talks in selections on summer has made little progress and was artie's daniel bushell reports many experts see the succession ahead not just in belgium but across the e.u. . the fridge parents in florida as well those are both cultures so was build your breaks up he fears for his children's future if you. don't know because all this news you should be sleaze all these. northern flemings and saw them clash on the streets. fed up with subsidizing its poor southern neighbor the north wants a way but big disagree leaving the country paralyzed without the government the noise months now or world record schools already teach while loon children on the

ground floor flemish kids up stairs the fact. the man behind the clashes belgium's breakup will spark a wave of suspicion through the european union. and in the. conference like spain like france who will follow a growing ethnic divides of fueling separatist movements across the e.u. from the shaky cease fire after the terrorist attacks in spain to bombings in french corsica divorce is amicable in just one states and britain. at least if you believe the editorials it would be acceptable that. if there is a majority of a referendum so. there's an obvious and other. present in other european countries splits of a less harmonious kind could mean trouble ahead here comes. the southern part of

the country and hopeless conflict away you're stuck with a poor neighbor the e.u. seems unable to stop the rising inequalities between its people in the. twenty first century some see the new states forming in europe as basically tensions across the e.u. boiling point cypriots this see lloyds at the end of the tunnel that threatens the very concept of the european union as for growing numbers of its citizens abroad to sit on the wall the new bush will call to brussels. take a brief look now at some other stories from around the world this hour israel's former president moshe katsav has been sentenced to seven years in jail for great and other sexual offenses he was found guilty of raping a female employee during his tenure as minister of tourism and sexually harassing two other former workers women rights groups in israel both of the verdicts saying

that workplace abuse is all too often ignored. and yemen's leader of three decades has promised to step down by the years and as part of a transfer of power to the opposition becomes our senior army officials the fact that from the government and join the protesters there proves busily reports that security forces described the civilians killed dozens of demonstrators in just a single day for two months now the opposition has been demanding that president saleh a step down he promises he will not hand power to the military. that brings you up to date from the news desk business is next with us. that's right time to get all those from the world of business germany is one just all main best around two billion dollars in the russian led south stream gas

pipeline project that's according to deputy prime minister igor seaton and the energy unit of industrial major b.s.f. has agreed to join gas problems and italy's evi in the twenty one billion dollar project to bring russian gas to solve in europe with us hauls involvement could ensure support for the south stream project from the e.u. from the next and really explains how the deal will work so what is not on board according to a memorandum being so full get fifteen percent of the project goes probably stay with its fifty percent share beers will gain its share from any of the memorandum east or includes new long term gas supply contracts. russia is inviting japanese companies to take part in a range of energy projects that's according to deputy prime minister interception includes building a petrochemicals complex and russia's spy east and developing coal and gas fields including the massive convict fields. and oil prices are slightly lower

weighed by uncertainty of demand from the world number three consumer whether persisting terms of leaders still give support occurred i must say tensions in the region may lead to further it will spike in the short term but there are no fundamental reasons for the moment right prices should remain permanently high. they could go short. or as high as you could think or in other words you could even see the heart of the room in two thousand and eight but longer term i don't think your are we going to see a major spark committed unless of course the french girl really to extreme scenario and we see libya's oil installations destroy the risk premium in your price might be permanently hard from now on but a few months you just hope that it's essentially instant just oprah wherever governments libya gets its country or just reliance on oil exports which will have

been a good news there's no way we can afford to reduces all x. was significantly. time to have a complete look at how the market saw the forming who had stocks inching lower in early tuesday stright investors are hesitant to make any big moves the world which began last budget deals to be slowing down. around european stocks have retreated from their warning against the edge low of the south among the loses their job in retail a match or a change down to twenty one percent after giving it purchased trading outlook however the insurance and financial stocks are rallying. moving on to russia where the start so low at this hour investors are still taking profits after last week's strong gains the r.t.s. is losing point seven percent while the eyes of the setting more than a percent as have a look at some individual shares moves now with well shares are losing about two percent on news that a company associated with luke was c.e.o.

has sold two billion dollars worth of new cool derivative stock promise down just under one percent use of south stream deal with windows all with the fact that alexa moon has been elected to see for another five years hasn't given shell's let's air force as extending losses dropping point nine percent that's solid just. largest source of the airline saying its net profit closing more than two souls in twenty ten to two hundred eighteen million dollars. and brussels largest mobile phone retailer verse sets was confirmed once to float on the london stock exchange a source close to the gills says the company is looking to raise as much as one can involve us in that insurance has been valued by banks said between three point two and five and ten dollars. the business bulletin joined me less than one time for more business news here on r.g.p. and find more stories on our website archie dot com slash business.

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